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An Okanagan College student has won the W. Brett Wilson Prize for an essay she wrote on philanthropy.
Health care assistant student Catherine Links was awarded the $750 prize for her "embodiment

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A Kelowna resident was fined $2,000 for failing to file personal income tax returns, the Canada Revenue Agency announced Wednesday.
Kin Hung Woo was sentenced on May 4 in Kelowna provincial court, after pleading

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The driver of an SUV escaped unharmed after his vehicle suddenly burst into flames Wednesday evening.
The vehicle was between Princeton and Hedley on Highway 3 when the driver apparently noticed flames coming from under

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UPDATE MAY 5:
The RCMP dive team were able to recover the body of man who drowned following a boating incident this past weekend.
Michael David Treseng, 56, of Clearwater died on Adams Lake near Chase on May 2.
Treseng

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UPDATE: Monday
Police have issued the driver of a red Mazda CX-9 a violation ticket for failing to yield, following a serious crash on Highway 97, Sunday.
The driver, an 88-year-old man from Lantzville, suffered

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One of British Columbia’s longest-running farmers’ markets is celebrating a milestone anniversary in 2015. This Saturday, May 2, the Penticton Farmers’ Market will open for its 25th season.
“Over

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A 24-year-old man was sentenced to 195 days in jail for setting fire to a house in Princeton while he was inside.
Nathan Kale Lipus was before Justice Gregory Koturbash in Penticton court Thursday, facing several charges

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